All Forum Posts by Michael Febbo

Endurance is a coating according to FFYears ago I used both the Quantum and the Endurance versions of the Marmot Helium bags and found that over a few days time the Endurance bag would lose a bit of loft during 3 season use in the Nort...

What Eric saidEverything Eric said: the extremely small weight savings are often outweighed by the greater durability and usability of standard carabiners such as the Positron.
For general cragging I use slig...

Tiny, tiny hole in Exped Downmat UL7Franco,
I have definitely experienced slight deflation due to what you describe, but I knew I had a leak when the pad was deflating by about %50 over the course of the night. Also, (I assume) th...

On my third patch...I have had three micro-holes in my UL 7 so that it would also deflate halfway by morning.
I inflated the pad as much as possible to create a good amount of internal pressure and submerged it in...

use of belay jacketsRobert,
The only Shoestring I am familiar with is the Shoetring Gully on Mt. Webster, NH. If that is what is being referred to, I (personally) would likely sweat more on that climb than on a ver...

I don't sweat when climbing ice/snowRobert,
In my experience, there is a much higher likelihood of sweating on the approach than on the climb itself. Also, it seems as if you are describing the very reasons why climbers use belay j...

CCW packsLate to the discussion here but climbing packs (like Cilogear) tend towards the more durable end of the spectrum.
I have a Cold Cold World Ozone made from heavy duty nylon that is bombproof, class...